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Author Archives: Rensselaer City School District
Service Academy Night
United State Senator Kirsten Gillibrand presents Service Academy Night for High School Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors considering applying to a service academy, their parents, and school officials.
Congratulations Mackenzie Brown
Congratulations to Mackenzie Brown , who represented Rensselaer at the HOBY State Leadership Seminar.
Track News
Last week, the boys’ track team competed at the state championship. Everyone made it there and back safe and sound. As you can see the boys had a great time.
Van Rensselaer Elementary’s Community Service Club Visits the NYS Capitol
Van Rensselaer Elementary’s Community Service Club, Ram Pride Press, as well as VR’s Student Council visited Albany for a tour of our State Capitol.
Engineering Design Class Visits the Center of Gravity
Students in Mr. Bryden’s Engineering Design class recently visited the Center of Gravity as part of a prototyping/manufacturing project.
VR’s Spelling Bee for Grades 3-6
The VR Student Council hosted the 11th Annual VR Spelling Bee on May 18th in the Auditorium.
Rensselaer CSD Board Appoints Kardash as Superintendent
The Rensselaer CSD Board of Education appointed Joseph A. Kardash as the next superintendent of schools, effective July 9, 2018.
Students Artwork at the Normal Rockwell Museum
Currently, at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 11 of our students have work on exhibit.
Art for Parkland
Last week Grade 8 art and Advanced art spent two days making positive words of love and encouragement for the students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school in Parkland, Florida.